[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, > > Microsoft and Oracle both GIVE away, yes I said give away versions of their > database products, and they both interact easily with modern gui/web based > development environments, and you can search HUGE knowledge bases of > information about how to do something. > > I know people in this group think U2 is the greatest, but that does not make > it necessary to lock it up like the crown jewels. > > Questions: > > Why can't end users access the knowledgebase?
I could if I could remember my password :-) > Why isn't their developer versions of the U2 products, as it is the > developers you generate UV license sales, not IBM? > > I can pay $900.00 NZD per year, and get a copy of MS Sql Server 2000, MS > Exchange, MS SBS, 10 CALS for MS Professional XP, 10 CALS for MS Office > 2003, Sharepoint Portal, MS 2003 Server, MS 2003 Web Edition all to use for > demos or in house to run my business. What business? I think you will have FAST or the BSA after you *VERY* quickly if that business is not software development. As an end user, we have the same licence I think you're talking about, and as I understand it we are *NOT* allowed to use those licences for production. On my workstation they're fine, because I'm a developer ... > > Some people may wonder why you would develop something in U2? Because it's cheap to buy, cheap to run, and better than the alternatives, maybe? The problem, of course, is it doesn't have mindshare :-( > > Cheers, > > Phil Walker Cheers, Wol ------- u2-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
